CVE-2021-24656

MEDIUM
Published Oct 11, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.8 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 11, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin before 3.2.4 does not escape the Share Title settings before outputting it in the frontend pages or posts (depending on the settings used), allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.8
Exploitability
1.7
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpbrigadesimple_social_buttons* <3.2.4

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e897dcc-6e52-440b-83ad-b119c55751c7
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.